adam: time for the fuel gauge report where we break down the biggest headlines affecting the energy industry. natural gas futures broke a two-day losing streak. brutal blizzard is raising the outlook for natural gas demand. forecasters say cold temperatures will likely linger the next 10 days. >>> united arab emirates and saudi arabian officials have arrested a members of a sophisticated terror cell. the group reportedly acquired equipment and materials to conduct attacks across the persian gulf. >>> kurdistan is suspending all of its oil exports. its regional government says iraq's central government has underpaid its share of export revenue. the export halt affects about 100 thousand barrels of crude every day. >>> terrorist cell arrests and shiftdown hurt oil futures as they hit a two-month high. crude settled up more than 2 1/2%, closing at $90.98 a barrel. we'll turn our attention attention to something less economic oriented but something certainly important. that's syria. one of syria's top generals defected alleging chemical weapons are being used by the assad regime against rebels.